Description
These Maple Brown Sugar Cookies are chewy, flavorful, and topped with a luscious maple glaze. Packed with brown sugar, real maple syrup, and pecans, they’re the ultimate fall cookie recipe.
Ingredients
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- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp maple extract
- 1 cup pecans (optional)
Maple Glaze: 2 tbsp butter, 1/3 cup maple syrup, 1 cup powdered sugar, pinch of salt
Instructions
- Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add egg, maple syrup, vanilla, and maple extract.
- Mix in dry ingredients, then fold in pecans. Chill dough for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Scoop dough into balls and place on baking sheets.
- Bake 12–13 minutes until edges are golden. Cool on rack.
- For glaze: melt butter with maple syrup, whisk in powdered sugar and salt. Drizzle over cooled cookies. Let set before stacking.
Notes
Chilling is essential. Store cookies in airtight container up to 3 days, refrigerate up to 1 week, or freeze up to 3 months. Use dark brown sugar and pure maple syrup for best flavor.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
Keywords: maple brown sugar cookies, fall cookie recipes, chewy cookies, maple glaze cookies, pecan cookies